Michael Ruse

Michael Ruse on Metaphors and Ultimate Explanations

Type:: quote
Date:: November 10, 2014
In:: Uncategorized

In my view, none of our knowledge, including science, just “tells it like it is.” Knowledge, even the best scientific knowledge, interprets experience through human ... » Go

Michael Ruse on Good and Bad Arguments

Type:: quote
Date:: July 08, 2014
In:: Metaphilosophy

I won’t say I accept the ontological argument for the existence of God — the argument that derives God’s existence from his essence — but ... » Go

Michael Ruse on the New Atheists

Type:: quote
Date:: August 14, 2009
In:: Faith + Reason, Theism

Let me say that I believe the new atheists do the side of science a grave disservice. I will defend to the death the right ... » Go

Darwinism and its Discontents

Type:: book
Date:: July 31, 2006
In:: Evolution

Ruse, a well-known evolutionary historian and philosopher, defends Darwin from all comers, whether religious critics; those who, like Gertrude Himmelfarb, have accused Darwin of being ... » Go

The Darwinian Revolution

Type:: book
Date:: January 01, 1999
In:: Evolution

Originally published in 1979, The Darwinian Revolution was the first comprehensive and readable synthesis of the history of evolutionary thought. Though the years since have ... » Go

Michael Ruse on Darwinian Morality

Type:: quote
Date:: October 27, 1998
In:: Metaethics

The Darwinian argues that morality simply does not work (from a biological perspective), unless we believe that it is objective. Darwinian theory shows that, in ... » Go

Michael Ruse on Morality as a Biological Adaptation

Type:: quote
Date:: January 01, 1989
In:: Evolutionary Ethics

The position of the modern evolutionist, therefore, is that humans have an awareness of morality – a sense of right and wrong and a feeling ... » Go